HARINGEY MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS FOR KIDNAP, RAPE, AND ASSAULT

A man who choked a woman in the street before dragging her to his flat and raping her has been jailed for 17 years.Nathaniel Mundle attacked the victim from behind as she walked past his home in Bounds Green, Haringey, at around 4pm on September 25 last year.The 23-year-old then strangled the woman, a woman in her forties, until she lost consciousness then hauled her into his home.Once inside, he raped her and held her captive for over an hour, before she regained consciousness and managed a "brave" escape.She found a neighbour who offered help before police and an ambulance were called.Officers arrived at Mundle’s home to find him gone, but they stayed put as the investigation continued.Several hours later police arrested Mundle after he returned home at around 1am the following morning.Mundle was jailed for 17 years at Wood Green Crown Court last week after pleading guilty last October to kidnap, rape and false imprisonment. He was also given a sexual harm prevention order.Police praised the victim for her escape and she was later hospitalised owing to the brutality of the attack.Detective Constable Lydia Polydorou-Evangelou, said: “This was a shocking, premeditated assault in which a woman was violently attacked."DC Polydorou-Evangelou, a Met Police safeguarding officer, added: “I would like to thank the victim in this case who showed great bravery in making her escape and contacting us. I would also like to thank her for assisting the investigating team, who made sure this dangerous individual was removed from the public domain and is now unable to hurt anyone else.”